Kyrgyzstan: Bad Faith Efforts to Overhaul Constitution

Click to expand Image Kyrgyzstan's Prime Minister Sapar Japarov delivers his speech during an official ceremony of transfer of the power at the Kyrgyzstan Parliament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. © © 2020 AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin (Berlin) – Rushed efforts in Kyrgyzstan to introduce far-reaching constitutional changes before new parliamentary elections endanger fundamental human rights and the democratic process, Human Rights Watch said today. Draft constitutional amendments, which could be put to a vote by referendum on January 10, 2021, were made public on November…

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